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Hello everyone, I hope you’re all well. Today’s clue is..Step with due deference..I just can’t find my thinking cap today:/ As ever, all help is very much appreciated:)

Pace ?

Thanks Rusty, you’re a star:)

No, Yidreg, it is only a guess.
But I hope it is correct!

Yidreg, I have been hunting!
"Pace" as a preposition (I am not sure what that is!) means "with all due respect to".
So it looks OK.

You were right Rusty, so star status fully deserved. Thanks again, you’re too kind:)

Happy to help, Yidreg!

Rusty, well done - that was quite a tricky one. We had 'pace = with respect' in another crossword, not so long ago (and I enjoyed learning that it is not pronounced the same as pace, step.)

Hello, Malone!
Could it be the Latin "pace", do you think?
Or is that "pax"?

Yes, it is from the Latin and it is from pax, it's the ablative form (not something we need to think about in any great detail!).